Eurofins Fuse - July 2025

Articles
Article: ISO 8124 testing: Ensuring global toy safety standard
When selling toys across international markets, ISO 8124 is a widely recognised safety standard, particularly relevant in countries without established national regulations.
This article provides an overview of ISO 8124 and highlights its importance for gaining access to global markets.
Article: ASTM F963 testing: Frequently asked questions
ASTM F963 is a mandatory standard for toys sold in the United States. This article answers frequently asked questions to help toy brands and manufacturers understand the testing requirements and ensure compliance.
White paper: Chem-ST™ smart testing for restricted substances: Explanation and technical validation
Download this white paper to explore how Eurofins Chem-ST™ chemical smart testing overcomes the pitfall of traditional RSL testing, allowing you a faster, smarter, more innovative, and cost-effective approach to chemical risk management.
Events
Webinar: Tracing threads: A new approach to cotton origin verification (14 August)
Amid global uncertainties and more stringent traceability regulations, brands and suppliers need reliable tools to verify origin and build trust.
Join this webinar to discover a new approach to cotton traceability that combines cotton verification through testing with collaborative partnerships to bring clarity, build trust, and transform the way you navigate your sourcing challenges.
Webinar: Transportation (ISTA) testing: Ensuring safe & secure product delivery (26 August)
Damaged or broken packages can lead to costly distribution delays, increased returns, and a negative consumer experience. Securing your shipments is more than protecting against financial loss, your brand’s reputation and consumer trust are at stake.
Join this webinar with our experts to find out how packaging testing can protect what you ship.
On-demand webinar: Navigating Europe’s General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)
The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) (EU) 2023/988 becomes effective on 13 December 2024, replace the General Product Safety Directive.
Under GPSR, manufacturer, retailer, or importer of consumer products in the EU must comply enhanced safety requirements and fulfil extended responsibilities to ensure compliance.
Our product testing experts explained the implications of the changes and provide guidance on achieving compliance in this on-demand webinar.
View the on-demand webinar now
Updates in Sustainability
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- New standard for global responsibility in textiles: GRTS
- European sustainable textile working group launched
- Top US retail, apparel and footwear groups sign MoU to launch textile PRO in California
- Better Cotton enhances sustainability due diligence in Uzbekistan
- WWF tackles deforestation in leather supply chains
- Latin America advances sustainable consumption
- Plan for stronger EU chemical industry